St Patty's Day Fun!

Today the girls had some friends over to make leprechaun traps. It was a great lesson on reusing old materials! They took items from our recycle bin and made something with them using their imagination. It was amazing to see the detail that went into their structures. Elise built hers with different rooms, a bridge, and a tunnel. Anabelle made doors & windows that opened & closed. Sadie really liked the glue!!! I'm guessing that by the time St Patrick's Day rolls around, there will still be enough glue left to trap anything that sets foot in hers :0)!

Sadie on a Bike!

I can't believe my baby is riding a bike!!! Where did the time go?

My Little Snow Angels

SNOW!!!

YAY! We finally got a big snow!! I think they said it was 5 inches, but I think we had at least 7-8. It started Sunday evening and didn't stop until Monday. The kids were thrilled!!

The first day we hopped the kids in the minivan and drove around in search of a good hill for sledding. The drive made me very nervous because nothing had been plowed yet. We found a huge hill by the girls' school, but we only lasted 5 mintues. I'm not sure what we were thinking...the kids were exhausted just after making the trip to the hill! Once we made it up the hill, the whining started and when each one tried going down, the pleas to go home began. I took Anabelle back to the car to warm her toes and Danny soon followed with Elise & Sadie. Ah well...at least we wore them out a bit! They did get some other sledding opportunities closer to home. By the second snow day, our plastic sled broke so I decided to pull out a swimming pool raft & inner tube. It worked great and they were soon the favorites. I even gave the inner tube a try and had a blast!

We had some awesome icicles and the kids really enjoyed chomping on them (even sword fighting w/ them!). Now that I think about it, I think I have a few left in my freezer!

The kids were home for 3 days and had a blast. Although the snow was fun, I think they really liked the hot cocoa, too!

JrKidzChoir Performs 'Jesus Loves Me'

My choir performed at church today and they did a great job! I was especially proud of Sadie. In the past, she's been a little quiet, but today she seemed quite comfortable on stage and very confident in her vocal abilities :0)...and yes, she's the one singing to her own tempo at the end. What a little performer!

Our only snowy day?!?!?

Well, we had a dusting of snow a few weeks back so I ran to get my camera to take some "winter shots" while I had the chance. The girls still had to go to school, but were able to play for a few minutes before the bus came. After the bus, Sadie and I made a little snowman. He lasted a few days despite the 60 degree temperatures.

70 degrees in February???

Last week, the girls had a blast playing outside with friends. It was so nice to have a little taste of spring!